6.0 magnitude earthquake hits Nangahar in Afghanistan, killing 9 and injuring 25.

ISLAMABAD: An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck southeastern Afghanistan on Monday, Pakistan’s Met Office said, with jolts felt in several districts of Pakistan’s northwestern…

6.0 magnitude earthquake hits Nangahar in Afghanistan, killing 9 and injuring 25.

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan near its border with Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least nine people, government officials said.

The quake struck at a relatively shallow depth near Jalalabad late on Sunday, the USGS says.

At least 25 people were injured in the quake that hit at a depth of just 8km near the Pakistan border

Toll likely to rise, with significant damage reported across mountainous provinces of Kunar and Nangahar, sources say.

KABUL: A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border late Sunday, causing some injuries. Information on the scale of damage was not immediately…

KABUL: Hundreds were feared dead and injured in an earthquake of magnitude 6 that struck Afghanistan’s rugged northeastern province of Kunar, authorities said on Monday, as…

Reports showed 250 dead and 500 injured, said Najibullah Hanif, the provincial information head of Kunar, adding that the tally could change.

The wave hit a series of towns at 11.47pm in the province of Kunar near the Pakistan border centred 17 miles northeast of the city of Jalabad in Nangarhar.

KABUL, Afghanistan: A strong earthquake in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border has killed at least 250 people and injured at least 500 others, officials said. The quake…

US Geological Survey says magnitude 6 quake struck just before midnight in eastern Afghanistan.

The wave hit a series of towns at 11.47pm in the province of Kunar near the Pakistan border centred 17 miles northeast of the city of Jalabad in Nangarhar.

Footage from Nangarhar showed people frantically digging through rubble with their hands, searching for loved ones in the dead of night.

US Geological Survey says magnitude 6 quake struck just before midnight in eastern Afghanistan.

Authorities say more than 800 people have died as floods and rubble hinder rescue efforts.

Hundreds of people are thought to have died in the quake, which struck in a mountainous eastern region.

KABUL: The death toll from a strong earthquake in Afghanistan’s east rose to 900, with 3,000 people injured, an official said Tuesday as rescue teams scoured the area for…

Officials say at least 812 people killed and 2,817 injured after the magnitude 6 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan.

There are fears the death toll will rise significantly as the area is remote and mountainous, making rescue operations difficult.